Relations between Uber and Italian taxi drivers have never been good in the past. We have seen, for example, protests and disputes. Now, however, things seem to have changed radically. Indeed, & egrave; the signing of a strategic agreement has arrived between Uber and the ItTaxi consortium . More in detail, the over 12 thousand taxi drivers of the consortium operating in about 90 cities; Italians will have the opportunity; to be able to work with the Uber platform.
STARTING FROM ROME
This agreement will allow & agrave; to ItTaxi taxi drivers to be able to significantly increase their audience of potential customers both Italian and foreign, especially considering that in the course of 2021, the Uber app in Italy is; has been opened about 6.7 million times by users to request a ride.
The partnership will be; operational from the month of June and we will start from the city & agrave; of Rome . On a technical level, the integration will be; managed by Splyt, system integrator and technology partner of Uber and ItTaxi for this initiative. It should be noted that Uber already had; carried out similar initiatives also in other countries including Austria, Turkey, South Korea, Hong Kong, as well as in cities; of New York and San Francisco. Given what has happened in the past, this agreement should also avoid new problems for the Government.
Loreno Bittarelli , president of ItTaxi, on this important news; for the Italian taxi sector said:
The agreement signed with Uber & egrave; an important goal that will bring progressively more ran to the taxi drivers of our consortium. It is a step forward for our work and an extra service; for customers who need to move easily in the main cities; Italian. Thanks to this partnership we could work harder; and better, taking advantage of the new opportunities this agreement will bring & agrave ;.
Dara Khosrowshahi , CEO of Uber, added:
Uber has a long history of partnership with the industry to provide drivers with more opportunities income and passengers an additional transport option. We are very happy with the partnership with ItTaxi which aims to offer new opportunities; to millions of users and thousands of taxi drivers from different cities; Italian. We are determined to be a true partner for the taxi sector throughout Italy and we are excited to start a new chapter of trust and cooperation.
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